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July 22nd
157 Notable deaths
Linda Christian
Mexican actress (1923–2011).
Born November 13th, 1923 in Tampico.
Died July 22nd, 2011 at 87 years old in Palm Desert (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Li Peng
4th premier of the people's republic of china (1928–2019).
Born October 20th, 1928 in Shanghai.
Died July 22nd, 2019 at 90 years old in Beijing (disease). [ref]
Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr.
American broadway impresario.
Born March 21st, 1867 in Chicago.
Died July 22nd, 1932 at 65 years old in Hollywood (pleurisy).
Duane Jones
American actor (1937–1988).
Born February 2nd, 1936 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 1988 at 52 years old in Mineola (myocardial infarction).
William Mulholland
Engineer and builder of the los angeles aqueduct (1855-1935).
Born September 11th, 1855 in Belfast.
Died July 22nd, 1935 at 79 years old in Los Angeles.
Sándor Kocsis
Hungarian footballer.
Born September 21st, 1929 in Budapest. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 1979 at 49 years old in Barcelona.
David Wojnarowicz
American painter, photographer, writer, filmmaker, performance artist, and aids activist (1954-1992).
Born September 14th, 1954 in Red Bank. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 1992 at 37 years old in New York City (death from AIDS-related complications).
Stuart Woods
American novelist (1938–2022).
Born January 9th, 1938 in Manchester. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 2022 at 84 years old in Washington. [ref]
Sacha Distel
French musician (1933–2004).
Born January 29th, 1933 in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
Died July 22nd, 2004 at 71 years old in Rayol-Canadel-sur-Mer (cancer).
Ulrich Mühe
German actor and theatre director.
Born June 20th, 1953 in Grimma. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 2007 at 54 years old in Walbeck (stomach cancer). [ref]
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It matters not how a man dies, but how he lives. The act of dying is not of importance, it lasts so short a time. Samuel Johnson